World Premiere of KING ELIZABETH Wraps Up Gamm Theatre Season

The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre (The Gamm) closes its 2016-2017 season with the world premiere of King Elizabeth, a new version of Friedrich Schiller's Mary Stuart, freely adapted and directed by Gamm Artistic Director Tony Estrella. Featuring Gamm Resident Actor Jeanine Kane (Hannah Jarvis in Arcadia, Lady Macbeth in Macbeth) as Elizabeth I and Boston-based actor MariAnna Bassham (Blanche Dubois in A Streetcar Named Desire, Hedda Tesman in Hedda Gabler) as Mary Stuart Queen of Scots, King Elizabeth promises to be an enlightening, entertaining and timely exploration of leadership and gender politics.

"King Elizabeth is an old-fashioned political potboiler reinvented for today.It combines echoes of Shakespeare's great history plays with the pace and surprise of a thriller," said Gamm Artistic Director Tony Estrella. "We've just spent an unusually intense election season debating the confluence of gender and power. That debate continues to rage around us with no end in sight.Though it depicts events from a distant past, King Elizabeth is happening now."

King Elizabeth runs from April 27-May 28 at The Gamm Theatre, 172 Exchange St., Pawtucket, RI. Tickets are $44 and $52; preview performances (April 27-30) are $33. Call 401-723-4266 or order online at gammtheatre.org.

ABOUT KING ELIZABETH

This thrilling new version of Friedrich Schiller's classic Mary Stuart pits the ousted queen of Scotland against the reigning queen of England in a titanic battle of wills. Imprisoned by the English crown on suspicion of treason, Mary vies for her cousin Elizabeth Tudor's throne even as she pleads for her life. Meanwhile, Elizabeth must navigate the male-dominated world of court politics, foreign wars and domestic intrigue to decide Mary's fate. Will she act on her conscience? Or will she conform to patriarchal politics as usual to achieve her goals? Based on historical events, King Elizabeth is a classic for today.